Hu Shi listed a catalogue called "Middle School National Heritage Series", which contains 3 1 kinds of ancient books. These are The Book of Songs, The Warring States Policy, The Analects of Confucius, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Songs of the South, and many other works about famous poets such as Li Bai, Du Fu, Tao Yuanming and Bai Juyi. 1923, Liang Qichao set up the minimum required reading list of Chinese studies, but at that time there were 170 kinds of books. He thought it was more complicated for young people, and this year it might not have that much time to read, so he later streamlined it a lot, leaving 25 kinds, including Zhuangzi, Laozi, Xunzi and The Book of Songs.
It can be said that both Hu Shi and Liang Qichao grew up reading Chinese studies, but later they accepted some western cultures, but they still focused on Chinese studies, so there was a great controversy about whether young people should read Chinese studies books. Therefore, the bibliography given by Lu Xun in these discussions is to avoid the two words that must be read, narrow the scope, but relax the number of categories. He believes that teenagers should learn in the direction they like, and don't study hard.
Lu Xun sometimes gives four bibliographies, such as Classic of Mountains and Seas, Records of Western Regions in Datang and History of Traditional Chinese Opera in Song and Yuan Dynasties. These books cover a wide range, and we can also recognize the situation in other places. At the same time, it also contains some interest cultures, which want teenagers to improve their artistic literacy while studying.